Scoop Images: John Howard’s Westland World
Scoop columnist John Howard is often emailed by readers curious about where he lives. Here is some of the scenery from Howard's World in Westland.

A bush and waterfall scene 5km from my house

The accessible Southern
Alps

White Heron colony in South
Westland

Some of the hundreds of
thousands of visitors each year to Franz Josef glacier in
South Westland (said to be the most accessible glacier in
the world - you can even walk on
it.)
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